Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Instagram Updates Safety Features for Teen Accounts
Meta is adding safety features to protect teens on Instagram.
They can now block and report people in their private messages.
Instagram will show them more info about the accounts they are talking to and give them safety tips.
These safety features will also apply to adult-managed accounts that feature children under 13.
This is to help prevent bad people from contacting young users and to remove accounts that act inappropriately.
Meta introduces new safety features for Instagram Teen Accounts.
Teens can now block and report users directly from DMs.
Teen Accounts get more context about accounts and safety tips.
Protections extend to adult-managed accounts featuring children.
Meta is updating settings and removing accounts with harmful behavior.
- Who
- Meta, Instagram users, and particularly Teen Accounts.
- What
- Meta is introducing new safety features on Instagram for teen users.
- When
- The changes are expected to roll out in the coming months.
- Where
- Why
- To enhance safety and protect teen users from potential harm and unwanted interactions.
- Minimum age to sign up
- 13 years old
- Accounts reported by under-18 users in June
- Over one million
- Accounts taken down for sexual comments
- 135,000
- Additional accounts removed linked to the above
- 500,000